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Explore Your Own Backyard - It's Worth the Drive. Florida History & the Arts Magazine - Spring 2003 @ Florida OCHP
Header Image Musuem of Florida History Modern Dance Truman's Little White House Worth the Drive Florida History & the Arts - Spring 2003

Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park

[ By Kerri Post. Photographs courtesy Visit Florida ]

Young child poses next to an astronaut at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex

If you are planning your summer vacation a little closer to home this year, why not consider some places to explore in your own home state? Millions of out-of-state visitors come a long way to enjoy Florida's warm and wonderful beaches, lush environment, parks, historical sites, and multicultural events. But Florida residents have got it made…we're already here!

Worth the Drive is a travel guide designed to make it easy to explore beyond your hometown. This recently expanded booklet offers 17 driving tours, organized as Theme tours, Regional Road tours and City "Hub & Spoke" tours, to help residents and visitors alike discover and explore Florida's fascinating places, throughout the Sunshine State. Whether you travel for one day or one week, Worth the Drive can help you discover exciting places close to home. Bring the whole family, or plan a trip for just the two of you (and rent that convertible you've been admiring). Buckle up, get on the road, and see what Florida's out-of-state vacationers already know—it's all right here in our own back yard.

Tarpon Springs sponge boats

THEME TOURS

African American Heritage Trail—Southeast
Greater Fort Lauderdale to Key West

Great Florida Birding Trail—North Central to Central West
Gainesville to St. Petersburg Beach

Cuban Heritage Trail—Central West to Southeast
Ybor City, Miami and Key West

Lighthouse Trail—Along the Entire Florida Coast Line

Native American Heritage Trail—North Central to Southeast
Gainesville to the Everglades

Outdoor Adventure Trail—North Central
White Springs to Cedar Key

ROAD TOURS

U.S. 98 and U.S. 19—Northwest to Central West Gulf Coast
Pensacola to Weeki Wachee

State Road A1A—Northeast to Central East
Amelia Island to Ormond Beach

State Road A1A—Central East
Daytona Beach to Ft. Pierce

State Road A1A—Southeast
Jupiter to Key West

CITY "Hub & Spoke" TOURS

See a new side of your favorite city, or explore places nearby. Worth the Drive provides a selection of city tours throughout the state (Ft. Myers, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Pensacola, Tallahassee and Tampa). Additional day trips offer a selection of easy rides (less than 90 minutes from key cities) that reveal the hidden treasures of small towns, nature, cultural and historic sites that Florida has to offer.

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   To Learn More:

Worth the Drive. Call 888.7 FLAUSA to request a complimentary copy,
or visit www.FLAUSA.com and www.CulturallyFLAUSA.com.

Great Florida Birding Trail. Call 850.488.8755 or visit www.floridabirdingtrail.com